County Clerk Mike Clayborn Qualifies as Candidate for Re-Election

County Clerk Mike Clayborn is the first candidate to qualify for the DeKalb County Democratic Primary next May.
Clayborn picked up his petition last week and has returned it with the required number of signatures to the election commission office.
Meanwhile, Dennis Stanley, Administrator of Elections, says Glynn Merriman has picked up a petition for the office of County Clerk.
The latest to pick up petitions are Incumbent Jerry Scott for the county commission in the third district, Incumbent Wayne Cantrell for the county commission in the fourth district, Incumbent John Green for the county commission in the fifth district, Incumbent Elmer Ellis, Jr. for the county commission in the first district; Jimmy W. Poss for the county commission in the seventh district; Roy Merriman for county commission in the third district, Incumbent Larry Summers for county commission in the seventh district, and Register of Deeds Jeff McMillen, who plans to see re-election.
Five men, Johnny Colwell, Randy Braswell, Bobby Taylor, and Lloyd Emmons have picked up petitions for county commission in the fifth district. Emmons seeks to qualify as an Independent candidate. The other three are planning to run as Democrats.
Offices eligible for the May ballot are County Mayor, County Clerk, Circuit Court Clerk, Trustee, Register of Deeds, Road Supervisor, and Sheriff, county commissioners in districts one through seven, 13th Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Part 1 and District Attorney. The latter two are up for election due to previous resignations and those named to fill these seats were appointed until the next scheduled election.
Stanley says qualifying petitions may now be picked up and the qualifying deadline for the May 4th Primary is noon on Thursday, February 18th, 2010. Stanley adds that there is another important date for potential Sheriff and Road Supervisor candidates to remember, February 4th.
Sheriff candidates must file “affidavits of qualification” with the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission no later than February 4th, 2010. Road Supervisor candidates must file their affidavits of qualification with the Tennessee Highway Officials Certification Board no later than February 4th, 2010.
Stanley says Independent candidates have the same qualifying deadline, Noon, February 18th, 2010. The Republican Party, which usually selects its nominees by caucus, must certify its candidates by the same date and time.